Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-05-21
convict. I simply wanted the picture
for myself.

sANSt EtthANh I1AC DANSNAC
for myself.
The carriage of Col. Hamilton's that
was claimed to have been shot into,
was produced, and hole found in the
top Of such nature and direction, that il
mnst have been made by some one fir
ing from in the carriage, or with his
hand against the railing, shooting di-
rectly upward.
w. i. Nugent-Remember0 the arts4
Gle In, SWORD AND SHIELD headed
Jones s. Hamilton & Organ, read it;
thinks there was another article in next
issue OF SWORD AND SHIELD on same
subject; Hamilton came into witness
office day after publication Of first arti-
| Gle and and talked to witness about it.
didn't remember exact nature Of CONVEX
sation, but feared trouble would grow
out Of it, begged Hamilton to drop the
matter, and SO he promised; after this
had conversation with Rev j b GAM
breIi abut the matter, he said the arti-
Gle was to forestall any candidacy Of
Hamilton for Senator be told Gambren
Hamilton would not be a candidate. as
Hamilton had so informed him: Gam
breIl said there would be no futher
said about it if he was not candidate;
witness told Hamilton he could not
afford to have trouble with Gambrell as
his age and business would not admit it;
this conversation occurred after first
article appeared and day Harvey was
tried; told j B Gambrell that Ham
llton had promised to drop matter. that
he had pledged his word to do SO;
Gambrell promised publications would
cease unless Hamilton was q candidateI
did not know of hostile demonstrations
though he could detect that Hamilton
was very much excited about the action.
Hamilton spoke Of it with some
bitterness Hamilton while prohibition
excitement was at fever heat, was
heard to say by witness that he (Hamil-
toni had frustrated a movement among
the ants to assasSlnate Gambrell last
summer; Albrecht DR. Peoples, Byron
Lemly and others were In the anti.
prohibition movement Hamilton spoke
OF a movement in the country to
assassinate him (Hamilton), and then
stated that he had just frustrated such a
movement to assassinate Gambrell;
Albrecht was present in his own behalf
while the law and order league meeting
vas IN progress r d Gambrell came is
and asked Albrecht several questions
on the subject of Albrecht's selling
in opposition to law.
Cross Examined.-The meeting sno-
ken of was held in witness Office. he
Is thorough prohibitionist and ex-
poets to remain so; Harney was tried
on colored mans information: wit
ness has known Hamilton since 1848.
his cOnhdedce in Hamilton's promise
not to attack GambreIl was based on q
long and intimate acquaintance: never
doubted that he would violate q pledge
thinks him peaceful man. but always
ready to defend himself His personal
opinion of Hamilton makes him the
last man he would suspect of foul
methods. Hamilton told witness he
had seen the time, when younger. ne
would have resented Gambrelps insuIt
at once, but now his relations were
John Armstrong coI.-The night Mr.
Gambrell was killed i was at Mrs.
O'Leary's house when the train came
IN, then | Went up to my lunch stand.
saw Col Hamilton about in front of
The Lawrence House before the train
came i'll.
Luther Jones,-I saw Roderick Gam
1rell as he got off the Y & M train the
hight he was killed, at the door of the
ileeping car, stopped and talked with
lin about five minutes, He was tell
ng me about his trip TO Clinton and
showing me some pictures he had inst
lad taken in his fireInan's shirt. He
vas talking very pleasantly. and then
le got Oft on the West side and / saw
him no more.
Cross Examinations was standing
n tne door OF the sitting room when
ne train nrst backed in and jumped on
he train and rode down to where the
rain stopped.
Viola Ascher-Liyes on Canitol stroaf
lesser is her step father. on her front
allery the night Gambrell was killed
alking to Mr.. Jayne: heard one shot
hen cry of murder" then 4 volIev
nen one single shot, saw vehicle pass
nout nve TO ten minutes before firing:
aW nashes, was too nervous to tell how
1an1yathe vehicle was square top one.
Ilth gray horse pulling it, never paid
ny attention to vehicle crossing bridge
t time of shooting.
Gross exomined-Saw vehicle pass.
ayne stepped down on step to .be ola,
:.ryS~ &4e cry of murder was in yerv
lstress1ng tone vehicle had passed long
nough TO have got to the Capitol he
.re shooting commenced.
Lillian Ascher-Sister of Viola Az.
her. l3 years old, was on her gallery
liking to Prof Jayne the night Of kill
lg, heard the shooting. had been there
short time when vehicle passed, about
We or ten minutes after vehicle passed
card a shot, then cry of murder"
len the shootingwas very fast, avolley.
id not hear carriage or horse run off
le. bridge at time of shooting; saw
ashes but does not remember how
any she saw; does not know whose
shicle it was, had gray horse to it; We
Gle going slowly; Prof, Jayne and her
ster were on gallery with her.
Cross exomined.-Jayne was in front
post standing on steps; did not go
to her room any time during the firing
(Contlnued on fourth naoe.A